An enormously important book on politics and democracy. What makes it both interesting and brilliant reading is not Chou’s abandonment of democracy but his scorching analysis of how democracy is misrepresented – the perversions and swindles made in its name against its real promise. Read this book and you will never again take democracy for granted. -- Henry A. Giroux, McMaster University and Ryerson University, Canada
Mark Chou reveals the endogenous factors that can make democracy unsustainable. This eloquently written book offers new insights on democratic politics for scholars, students and citizens. -- Nancy S. Love, Professor of Political Science, Appalachian State University

Mark Chou is Lecturer in Politics in the Faculty of Education and Arts at Australian Catholic University. He is also the author of Greek Tragedy and Contemporary Politics (Bloomsbury: 2012).